Markham interviews Kristina Pearson about her paper, co-authored with Sara Hastings-Simon of the University of Calgary, titled “The mid-transition in the electricity sector: impacts of growing wind and solar electricity on generation costs and natural gas generation in Alberta.”
Jan 15, 2025•39 min•Ep. 415
Markham interviews Eddie Soleymani and Shidan Gouran, founders of Bluesphere Ventures, a venture capital firm that funds and nurtures startups addressing America’s escalating energy demands. It brings together industry-leading entrepreneurs and experts to develop solutions across energy storage, clean energy marketplaces, carbon capture, and renewable energy credit systems.
Jan 13, 2025•25 min•Ep. 414
Markham interviews Dr. Kevin Timoney, who has spent most of his career studying the ecological impact of the oil sands, about his recently published paper, “Regulatory failure to monitor and manage the impacts of tailings spills, Alberta, Canada," in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Monitoring and Assessment.
Jan 06, 2025•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 413
Markham interviews Rob Gramlich of Washington-based Grid Strategies LLC.
Jan 02, 2025•38 min•Ep. 412
Markham interviews Bill Russo, formerly Chrysler’s top executive in China and now an EV consultant with his firm Automobility.
Dec 26, 2024•44 min•Ep. 411
Markham interviews Prasanna Krishnan of Surya Energy Consulting and Andy Hira, professor of political science at Simon Fraser University about their new paper, “The macro view of solar policy: The case for supporting utility-scale power.”
Dec 26, 2024•27 min•Ep. 410
Markham interviews Chingis Idrissov, Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx, author of the new report, "Sustainable Biofuels & E-Fuels Market 2025-2035: Technologies, Players, Forecasts."
Dec 19, 2024•25 min•Ep. 409
Markham interviews Jarand Rystad, founder and CEO of highly respected consulting firm Rystad Energy, which recently released a new report, Long-term Oil Macro Scenarios.
Dec 19, 2024•33 min•Ep. 408
Markham interviews Fernando Melo, federal director for the Canadian Renewable Energy Association.
Dec 17, 2024•27 min•Ep. 407
Markham interviews former ENMAX CEO Gary Holden about Lodestone Energy.
Dec 17, 2024•47 min•Ep. 406
Markham interviews Nick Eyre, professor Energy and Climate Policy at the Environmental Change Institute in the UK.
Dec 17, 2024•37 min•Ep. 405
Markham interviews Colin McKerracher, BloombergNEF’s head of clean transport.
Dec 17, 2024•20 min•Ep. 404
Markham interviews Dr. Werner Antweiler, an economics professor at the University of British Columbia, about his recent CD Howe Institute policy brief titled, Scaling Up: The Promise and Perils of Canada’s Biofuels Strategy.
Dec 17, 2024•45 min•Ep. 403
Markham interviews energy economist Dave Gray.
Dec 12, 2024•51 min•Ep. 402
Markham interviews Samir Adams, Managing Director of Technology for Carbon Capture and Commercialization.
Dec 09, 2024•38 min•Ep. 401
Markham interviews Rick Wrenn, author of, "A Pragmatist's Guide to Energizing the USA." You can buy it here and here .
Dec 03, 2024•50 min•Ep. 400
Markham interviews Marija Vujacic, Global Product Manager for Energy Storage at Hitachi, “The Solar Power System: Building a sustainable grid for a brighter energy future.”
Nov 27, 2024•34 min•Ep. 399
Markham interviews Pete Santosham, executive director of UCeed.
Nov 23, 2024•29 min•Ep. 398
Markham interviews Joe Calnan about his co-authored paper, with Rory Johnston, “ The Co-Evolution of the Canada-U.S. Oil Industry and Possible Implications of Donald Trump’s Re-election ." Calnan is an Energy Security Analyst and Energy Security Forum Manager at the Canadian Global Affairs Institute.
Nov 21, 2024•47 min•Ep. 397
Markham interviews economist Kevin Birn, Canadian Oil Markets Chief Analyst and Head of Center for Emissions Excellence, S&P Global Commodity Insights
Nov 20, 2024•18 min•Ep. 396
Markham interviews Soomin Han, Climate Finance Policy Analyst for the Climate Action Network, about GAIA, a new finance platform that mobilizes climate-focused investments in vulnerable regions launched by Canada at COP29.
Nov 20, 2024•24 min•Ep. 395
Markham interviews Shazan Siddiqi, Senior Technology Analyst at UK-based IDTechEx and author of a new report, “Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles and Fleets 2025-2035: Markets, Technologies, and Forecasts”.
Nov 20, 2024•31 min•Ep. 394
Markham interviews Exus CEO Jim Spencer.
Nov 20, 2024•30 min•Ep. 393
Markham interviews Darren Chu, managing director of Alberta-based UTILITYNet.
Nov 20, 2024•46 min•Ep. 392
Markham interviews Andries Wantenaar, Solar Analyst at Rethink Technology Research.
Nov 20, 2024•38 min•Ep. 391
Markham interviews Ed Hirs, energy economist with the University of Houston.
Nov 20, 2024•54 min•Ep. 390
Markham interviews Darren Chu, managing director of UTILITYNet, about his recent op-ed defending Alberta’s deregulated system, “Power in the Public Interest: Re-regulation and increased public ownership in Alberta’s electricity sector.”
Nov 12, 2024•46 min•Ep. 389
Markham interviews Andries Wantenaar, Solar Analyst at Rethink Technology Research.
Nov 12, 2024•38 min•Ep. 388
Markham interviews Alysha Webb, long-time freelance automotive journalist who pens the ChinaEV blog.
Nov 09, 2024•43 min•Ep. 387
Markham interviews Rachel Doran, VP of policy and strategy for Clean Energy Canada.
Nov 09, 2024•25 min•Ep. 386